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May 23, 1970

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Top 9	R	H	E
Angels	4	7	2
Twins	5	10	2

Top 9	R	H	E
Angels	4	7	2
Twins	5	10	2

Joe Azcue Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.240
OBP	.000	.288
At Bats	0	96
Hits	0	23
• Singles	0	18
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	7
RBI’s	0	7

Ron Perranoski Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
3	1	10

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Metropolitan Stadium - May 23, 1970

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Out

Ron Perranoski

George Mitterwald

Rich Reese

Rod Carew

Frank Quilici

Leo Cardenas

Jim Holt

Cesar Tovar

Tony Oliva

Joe Azcue

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
California Angels	4	7	2	5
Minnesota Twins	5	10	2	6
Winning Pitcher	Stan Williams
Losing Pitcher	Ken Tatum
Save	Ron Perranoski
Game Winning RBI	Leo Cardenas
Attendance	16,128
Time of Game	2 hours 46 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Joe Azcue pinch hits for Bill Voss. Azcue hits a line drive towards third. Quilici reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Jim Spencer. Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Tom Egan. Ron Perranoski now pitching. Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Jay JohnReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 9 George Mitterwald now catching. Frank Quilici now playing third base. Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Ratliff strikes out.

Bottom 8 Cardenas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holt scores.

Bottom 8 Holt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Holt reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Ken Tatum now pitching. Bill Voss now playing right field. Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Cowan hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 McMullen strikes out.

Top 8 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oliva for the out.

Bottom 7 Carew strikes out.

Bottom 7 Roger Repoz now playing center field. Tovar hits a popup towards third. McMullen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Fregosi hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Roger Repoz pinch hits for Jarvis Tatum. Repoz strikes out.

Top 7 Stan Williams now pitching. Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Bill Zepp. Manuel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 6 Ratliff strikes out.

Bottom 6 Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to Messersmith covering. Safe. Holt moves to third.

Bottom 6 Holt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowan. Holt reaches second base with a double.

Top 6 Messersmith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Egan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Spencer hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Cowan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Killebrew hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Johnson. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. Oliva goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

Bottom 5 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zepp scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 5 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out. Zepp moves to third.

Bottom 5 Tovar bunts towards the mound. Messersmith fields it and throws to first for the out. Zepp moves to second.

Bottom 5 Zepp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi misplays the ball. That's an error on Fregosi.

Top 5 Cowan hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Ratliff strikes out.

Bottom 4 Cardenas hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Holt hits a popup towards short. Fregosi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Bill Zepp now pitching. Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Tatum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alomar moves to third.

Top 4 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 4 Messersmith hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tovar. Messersmith reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Egan hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Reese hits a line drive towards short. Fregosi reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Killebrew hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Oliva hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. Oliva moves to second.

Bottom 3 Carew strikes out.

Bottom 3 Tovar is hit by the pitch.

Top 3 Spencer strikes out.

Top 3 Cowan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 McMullen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva who is chasing the ball. McMullen reaches third base with a triple. Fregosi goes all the way around to score.

Top 3 Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tatum tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Top 3 Fregosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tatum moves to third.

Top 3 Tatum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas misplays the ball. That's an error on Cardenas.

Bottom 2 Kaat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fregosi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Ratliff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cowan. Ratliff reaches second base with a double. Cardenas scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Cardenas hits a line drive into left field. Johnson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Killebrew scores. Cardenas moves to second.

Bottom 2 Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Messersmith, and towards Alomar, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Killebrew moves to second.

Bottom 2 Reese strikes out.

Bottom 2 Killebrew takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. McMullen scores. Spencer moves to third. Egan moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Egan takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second.

Top 2 Spencer takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Cowan hits a fly ball into left field. Holt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 There's a wild pitch. McMullen moves to third.

Top 2 McMullen hits a line drive to center field. Tovar throws towards the plate. Ratliff fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ratliff. Johnson scores. McMullen moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Holt. Johnson reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 1 Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Tovar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Fregosi is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Tatum hits a fly ball into center field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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